General William Whitmore (14 May 1714 – 22 July 1771) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament (MP). He was the son of William Whitmore, MP of...
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(1637–1699), English politician William Whitmore (died 1725), MP for Bridgnorth 1705–10 and 1713–25 William Whitmore (British Army officer) (1714–1771), MP for Bridgnorth...
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George Whitmore (British Army officer) (1775–1862), British Army major general William Whitmore (British Army officer) (1714–1771), British Army lieutenant...
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general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army, Royal Marines, British Indian Army or other...
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Chinese scholar and philosopher (b. 1696) July 22 – William Whitmore (British Army officer), British general (b. 1714) July 30 – Thomas Gray, English writer...
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Chinese scholar and philosopher (b. 1696) July 22 – William Whitmore (British Army officer), British general (b. 1714) July 30 – Thomas Gray, English writer...
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paternal grandfather was General Sir George Whitmore. He also had several uncles serving in the British Army. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and then...
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William James Brennan-Whitmore (21 October 1886 - 27 December 1977) was an Irish revolutionary, journalist and soldier. Joining the Irish Volunteers during...
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Brigadier-General Edward Whitmore (1691 – 10 December 1761) was a British soldier who served in Europe and North America. He was born in England in 1691...
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generals in the British Army since the Acts of Union 1707. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the...
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officer of the British Army. He was nominated ensign in a regiment of foot on 7 March 1692, and he served with reputation in the wars of King William...
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Independence Day (1996 film) (redirect from Thomas J. Whitmore)
code to organize a united counter-offensive. Lacking pilots, Whitmore and General William Grey enlist volunteers with flight experience, including Russell...
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Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (category British Army lieutenant generals)
Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (20 September 1720 – 1 August 1796) was a British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War. Robert Pigot was born in London...
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Major William George Sydney Cadogan MVO (31 January 1879 – 12 November 1914) was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. A son of the 5th...
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Thomas Acton (British Army officer) (1917–1977) Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621–1665), English landowner and politician Whitmore Acton (c. 1677–1731/2)...
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1978 New Year Honours (category Use British English from March 2016)
Marines, P0262S7L. Petty Officer Physical Trainer William Anthony Witham, D051131A. Petty Officer Cook Brian Gerald Worth, M924626E. Army 22545176 Corporal (Lance...
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Tora! Tora! Tora! (category Films about the United States Army Air Forces)
including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, So Yamamura, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takahiro Tamura, Wesley Addy, and Jason Robards. It was...
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William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers...
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Thomas Gage (category British Army generals)
was a British Army general officer and colonial official best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as British commander-in-chief...
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Military Secretary (United Kingdom) (category Senior appointments of the British Army)
is the British Army office with responsibility for appointments, promotion, postings and discipline of high ranking officers of the British Army. It is...
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Irish War of Independence (redirect from British Irish War)
1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal...
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recognised by Dáil Éireann as its legitimate army. Thereafter, the IRA waged a guerrilla campaign against the British occupation of Ireland in the 1919–1921...
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OBE, lately General Officer Commanding British Troops, Berlin, now Chief of Staff, Headquarters Northern Army Group and British Army of the Rhine. Charles...
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Weld family (section William Gordon Weld)
Edmonton, London. He married Frances daughter of William Whitmore of London (and sister of Sir William Whitmore), he was knighted in 1617, died in 1622, and...
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Essex Yeomanry (category Yeomanry regiments of the British Army)
Regular Army officer, Lt-Col Wickham of the KDG, was brought in as CO to train and integrate the replacement drafts into the regiment. Major Whitmore, who...
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Michael Staines (category Police officers from County Mayo)
sent to Reading Gaol on 30 June. W.J. Brennan-Whitmore described Staines as: "a highly efficient officer who earned the love and respect of every individual...
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Peter and Bridget Toohey (nee Dirnan). His father served as an officer in the British Army in North America and after retirement, in 1832 brought his family...
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Victoria. Roy Arthur James Damerell, Chief Industrial Relations Officer, Kenya. Harold Whitmore Dart, Managing Secretary, Prisoners' Aid Association, State...
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promoted to 1st Assistant Commissioner, before returning to Britain in 1876, and marrying Emily Whitmore in 1877. Tweedie was then named as Resident at Mandalay...
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produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. The film is based on an original...
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